Anita Teresita Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Can a person who has never had sex before have sexual arousal? How do they know when they are feeling sexually aroused? Link to post Share on other sites
Grimalkin Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Yep. Usually around the age of puberty, young men and women will start feeling aroused on occasion. Sometimes it's in reaction to something like a steamy movie scene, romantic book, pornography, etc., but sometimes the body can also go through the arousal process without any real cause. For men it's pretty obvious, they'll just become erect. This can happen with or without stimulus. For women, they may become a little "wetter" than normal (different from normal vaginal discharge), and may feel a tingling, tightening, or throbbing sensation down below. It's different for everyone. As above, sometimes people become physically aroused even if they're not mentally aroused. It just happens. It's normal. No sex required. Edit: There's lots of good resources online for this sort of thing, I'm no expert. Planned Parenthood is a good one. Link to post Share on other sites
NickyTannock Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 I've moved this thread from "Questions about Asexuality" to "The Gray Area, Sex and Related Discussions". Michael Tannock, Open Mic moderator and Questions about Asexuality Co-moderator. Link to post Share on other sites
NickyTannock Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 @Anita Teresita Welcome to AVEN! Yes, people who haven't had sex before can experience arousal. I'm not sure if I experience arousal, though, so I don't know. Incidentally, it is a tradition here to welcome new members by offering cake, and here's my favourite cake, http://chocolateartcake.blogspot.com/ Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Yes. I’ve never had sex before and I experience arousal. For me (as someone with a vagina), there is normally a strong tingling or pulsing sensation which is noticeable enough to cause discomfort at times, and it either gets relieved if I ignore it for long enough or if I masturbate. 26 minutes ago, Grimalkin said: For men it's pretty obvious, they'll just become erect. This can happen with or without stimulus. For women, they may become a little "wetter" than normal (different from normal vaginal discharge), and may feel a tingling, tightening, or throbbing sensation down below. It's different for everyone. Just a gentle reminder to be careful with gendered language. I’m a dude with a vagina Link to post Share on other sites
Anita Teresita Posted November 19, 2019 Author Share Posted November 19, 2019 34 minutes ago, MichaelTannock said: Welcome to AVEN! Thank you! Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 57 minutes ago, Anita Teresita said: Can a person who has never had sex before have sexual arousal? How do they know when they are feeling sexually aroused? Yes!! And on the flipside, someone can have experienced sexual arousal many times, but never experience it during sex 😧 (that was me until I just gave up on having sex, lol). Welcome to AVEN 🍰 Link to post Share on other sites
SithLord Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Yep! Arousal is just the body reacting to things, even if it's just the body messing around and deciding to do so. Link to post Share on other sites
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